The media indicates the pipe is a mere 7" diameter. How can a 7" pipe have enough pressure to possibly compromise a cap that weighs in at over 65 tons of steel?
It has a 21-22" exterior, and a 20" interior. Almost 2 ft.
The cause of the oil spill was that gases in one pipe were building up and then it eventually exploded.
BP British Petroleum is responsible for the oil spill, which occurred when one of the oil rigs blew up and ripped open a pipe, which led to oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.
Which gulf and which oil spill? See related questions.
BP is responsible for the oil spill in the gulf
The BP oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf War oil spill occurred in the Persian Gulf in Kuwait.
the last oil spill was the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico
Gulf War oil spill happened in 1991.
There was no 'gulf stream oil spill' per say. Rather, the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill has reached the Gulf. This spill started on 2010 April 20, reaching the gulf stream approximately in August.
The gulf oil spill started on the 20th April 2010.
The BP gulf oil spill was an accident.
The gulf war oil spill occurred in the country of Kuwait.
No, there was an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.